Morrisons worker praised online after letting blind girl play with the check-out

A comment from a mother has gone viral after a Morrisons worker let her blind child play with the check-out.

Amanda Wilkins posted a photograph of her child scanning their food on Facebook and praised the worker.

The photo which has been liked over 408,000 times, and shared over 69,000 times, was taken in Basingstoke, Hampshire.

She didn't catch the worker's name, but wanted to make sure she was praised by her boss.

Mrs. Wilkins wrote: "I would like to say a massive thank you to the lady in the photo ( sorry didn't see her name) who helped me today at Morrisons in Basingstoke.

"I have two children that are both registered blind and are also autistic. As you can imagine shopping is not an easy thing for me to do, at the checkout both girls decided to go into meltdown and this very kind lady decided to help instead of judge.

"It doesn't happen very often! She distracted my daughter by letting her scan all my shopping. A dream come true for Holly who loves playing 'shops'.

"It melts my heart to come across people that are prepared to go the extra mile, and little acts of kindness makes a massive difference to my world. I hope this gets back to her and she knows how much we appreciate it."

A spokesperson for Morrisons wrote: "I don't know where to start with this one Amanda, it brought a tear to my eyes".

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They identified the woman as Lin, and said they were proud she worked at the shop.

"I’m sure Lin will be looking forward to seeing you and your family in the store again."

Other people also said Lin was a credit to the store, as they recognised her from the post.

Samantha Elliott commented her daughter loved Lin, and said the worker “has always made such a fuss over our little girl Bella”. She continued: “Morrisons are very lucky to have such a lovely lady working there”.

Kim Leggett said: “I’ve often been served by this lady & she is a breath of fresh air."

Michael Eeles said: "She has always been so friendly to my boys and helpful with everything in store".

A spokesperson for Morrisons assured the commenters that Lin has been rewarded for her customer service.

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